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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826216103321

Autore

Thompson Richard F.

Titolo

Memory : The Key to Consciousness / / Richard F. Thompson, Stephen A. Madigan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2013]

©2008

ISBN

1-4008-4948-9

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Science Essentials ; ; 19

Disciplina

153.12

Soggetti

Learning - Physiological aspects

Learning, Psychology of

Memory

Thought and thinking

SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. What Is Memory? -- 2. Memories of the Here and Now -- 3. The Early Development of Memory -- 4. Ordinary Forgetting -- 5. Amnesia -- 6. False Memory -- 7. Emotional Learning and Memory -- 8. Language -- 9. Mechanisms of Memory -- 10. The Future of Memory -- Suggested Readings -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Memory is perhaps the most extraordinary phenomenon in the natural world. Every person's brain holds millions of bits of information in long-term storage. This vast memory store includes our extensive vocabulary and knowledge of language; the tremendous and unique variety of facts we've amassed; all the skills we've learned, from walking and talking to musical and athletic performance; many of the emotions we feel; and the continuous sensations, feelings, and understandings of the world we term consciousness. Without memory there can be no mind as we understand it. Focusing on cutting-edge research in behavioral science and neuroscience, Memory is a primer of our current scientific understanding of the mechanics of memory and learning. Over the past two decades, memory research has accelerated and we



have seen an explosion of new knowledge about the brain. For example, there now exists a wide-ranging and successful applied science devoted exclusively to the study of memory that has yielded better procedures for eliciting valid recollections in legal settings and improved the diagnosis and treatment of memory disorders. Everyone fascinated by the scope and power of the human brain will find this book unforgettable.